Ultrasound Guidance for a Needle Procedure cost at US hospitals

Ultrasound guidance for needle placement, supervision and interpretation · CPT 76942

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Ultrasound Guidance for a Needle Procedure

This is not a diagnostic scan. It is the ultrasound used while a needle is going in, so the person holding it can watch the tip move toward the target in real time. It is charged separately from the procedure it guided, which is why it often appears on a bill as a line nobody remembers consenting to.

$38.50

lowest cash price

$720.15

national median

$6,986.75

highest cash price

845

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $38.50–$6,986.75 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$38.50

Barnesville Hospital — Barnesville, OH

Most expensive published cash price

$6,986.75

HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL — NAVARRE, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($900.50) → Sep 1, 2026 ($942.66)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $1,006.98 $1,960.14 $2,228.46
Arizona 23 $109.20 $277.88 $1,472.87
Arkansas 8 $146.55 $236.11 $822.00
California 90 $209.79 $854.39 $4,315.57
Colorado 16 $222.86 $2,189.40 $2,189.40
Florida 78 $196.00 $1,708.20 $6,986.75
Georgia 25 $352.24 $670.02 $3,523.59
Hawaii 2 $218.24 $218.24 $318.75
Illinois 50 $171.27 $921.60 $1,705.20
Indiana 26 $324.60 $399.50 $942.66
Iowa 25 $366.13 $645.63 $2,284.75
Kansas 11 $290.80 $595.40 $2,159.16
Kentucky 22 $236.38 $942.66 $2,943.54
Louisiana 1 $423.54 $423.54 $423.54
Maine 7 $674.85 $842.20 $1,121.65
Michigan 27 $43.93 $930.00 $1,424.00
Minnesota 18 $286.61 $525.50 $961.60
Mississippi 8 $145.92 $214.80 $573.60
Missouri 18 $453.20 $728.20 $2,154.73
Montana 2 $255.20 $255.20 $455.20
Nebraska 13 $448.14 $538.00 $830.00
Nevada 4 $342.02 $785.15 $1,095.38
New Hampshire 1 $1,119.90 $1,119.90 $1,119.90
New Jersey 22 $161.89 $193.88 $331.50
New Mexico 1 $1,526.70 $1,526.70 $1,526.70
New York 22 $219.91 $629.03 $2,111.00
North Carolina 15 $519.53 $519.53 $1,162.98
North Dakota 4 $799.20 $820.80 $954.40
Ohio 64 $38.50 $717.60 $2,637.60
Oklahoma 15 $289.99 $747.50 $2,252.11
Oregon 13 $112.32 $665.55 $4,239.75
Pennsylvania 32 $234.00 $780.80 $2,769.60
South Carolina 12 $446.00 $687.50 $990.60
South Dakota 3 $909.60 $931.20 $970.40
Tennessee 36 $101.55 $138.60 $3,186.26
Texas 111 $382.05 $818.50 $3,932.00
Virginia 41 $101.55 $827.50 $3,373.00
Washington 32 $125.28 $750.40 $2,973.36
West Virginia 16 $100.50 $528.50 $5,482.33
Wisconsin 32 $374.18 $720.00 $2,735.15
Wyoming 4 $475.42 $489.62 $512.34

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL $1,702.61 not published
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190, IL $1,705.20 not published
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL $1,705.20 not published
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL $1,705.20 not published
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL $1,705.20 not published
Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Wheaton, IL $1,705.20 not published
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Palos Heights, IL $1,705.20 not published
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL $1,705.20 not published
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $1,705.20 not published
Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $1,708.20 $68.65 – $2,172.60
Bethesda Hospital East BOYNTON BEACH, FL $1,708.20 $68.65 – $2,365.20
Doctors Hospital CORAL GABLES, FL $1,708.20 $66.55 – $2,365.20
Baptist Health Hospital Doral SOUTH MIAMI, FL $1,708.20 $66.55 – $2,172.60
Fishermens Community Hospital MARATHON, FL $1,708.20 $66.55 – $2,365.20
Homestead Hospital HOMESTEAD, FL $1,708.20 $66.55 – $2,365.20
Mariners Hospital TAVERNIER, FL $1,708.20 $66.55 – $2,365.20
West Kendall Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $1,708.20 $66.55 – $2,365.20
Emory Hospital Perry Perry, GA $1,731.00 $41.69 – $59.75
Emory Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins, GA $1,731.00 $41.69 – $59.75
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa, CA $1,753.89 $449.01 – $1,331.34
St Elias Specialty Hospital Anchorage, AK $1,782.30 $110.00 – $336.70
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing, NY $1,894.00 $58.72 – $318.32
Boca Raton Regional Hospital BOCA RATON, FL $1,933.75 $567.00 – $1,539.12
Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK $1,960.14 $308.33 – $308.33
Adventhealth Central Texas Killeen, TX $1,996.93 $97.14 – $97.14
Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Kodiak, AK $2,038.92 not published
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Cortlandt Manor, NY $2,111.00 $127.23 – $777.83
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington, MO $2,154.73 $31.20 – $44.67
Adventhealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS $2,159.16 $43.36 – $43.36
Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS $2,159.16 $43.36 – $43.36
Adventhealth Ottawa Ottawa, KS $2,159.16 $43.36 – $43.36
AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO $2,189.40 $53.39 – $53.39
AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO $2,189.40 $53.39 – $53.39
AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO $2,189.40 $53.39 – $53.39
AdventHealth Avista Louisville, CO $2,189.40 $53.39 – $53.39
AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO $2,189.40 $53.39 – $53.39
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls, IA $2,224.30 $53.57 – $3,114.02
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines, IA $2,227.90 $1.40 – $1,189.00
Providence Valdez Medical Center Valdez, AK $2,228.46 not published
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $2,232.50 $99.91 – $111.74
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston, TX $2,232.50 $99.91 – $111.74
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX $2,232.50 $99.91 – $111.74
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX $2,232.50 $99.91 – $111.74
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX $2,232.50 $61.56 – $111.74
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX $2,232.50 $99.91 – $111.74
Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX $2,232.50 $115.14 – $115.14
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX $2,232.50 $99.91 – $111.74
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison, WI $2,246.35 $26.73 – $876.07
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Midwest Midwest City, OK $2,252.11 $40.68 – $94.54
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton, IA $2,284.75 $10.90 – $989.00

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